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News Review: ICANN, New gTLD Domain Names, Consumer Fraud
Domain Mondo's review of the past week and look ahead [pdf]:
Consumer Fraud, ICANN, and new gTLD domain names? A lot of misinformation has been propagated about new gTLDs (new generic top-level domains), by both ICANN and its domain name industry partners a/k/a ICANN's customers, and at the same time, important information for consumers (domain name registrants) concerning universal acceptance issues in new gTLDs--new gTLD domain names "failing to work as expected on the internet" or "break stuff,"--has not been fully disclosed by either ICANN or its partners.
New gTLD domain names and Google Search Rank: here's the truth--What The New ICANN Domain Names Mean For Google Rankings & SEO: Nothing | SearchEngineLand.com--read that June 20, 2011, posting for all the particulars. But below is an example of the misleading, deceptive, false, unfair or fraudulent claims that ICANN's partners are still pushing in the marketplace to an unaware, uninformed consumer public:
False claims about ICANN's new gTLDs exposed--new gTLD hucksters slapped down again by Google's John Mueller--
"Google says keywords in the TLD part of your URL are ignored for ranking purposes | SearchEngineLand.com: "Google's John Mueller confirmed yesterday in a Google Hangout that keyword-rich TLDs, such as the new top-level domains that have keywords in them — like .LIVE, .NEWS, .ATTORNEY and so on — do not count for ranking purposes. Mueller said Google completely ignores that for ranking purposes. He said this at the 12:45 minute mark into the hangout: "The TLD is not something we take into account there," he said, and added that they [Google] "completely" ignore the words in the TLD portion of the URL. There was some controversy recently around a sponsored article published here on Search Engine Land, Can moving to a new TLD boost search rankings? That article [purportedly] showed how one lawyer switched from a .COM to a .ATTORNEY domain and saw a nice lift in organic traffic. Both Mueller and Gary Illyes from Google said this is not true and urged webmasters not to switch from their current TLDs to the new TLDs for "vague promises" of ranking boosts." (emphasis added)
If you dig down into that "sponsored article" cited above and its underlying "report," you 'discover' how the results are tainted by comparing a stale .COM website and a redeployed new gTLD website utilizing a SEO (search engine optimization) content strategy:
"In addition to the relaunch, Eric's team concentrated on posting blog entries (initially about seven per month) containing keywords they hadn't yet been ranked on search results. Very quickly, Jacksonville.Attorney started seeing fantastic results in organic Google listings." (emphasis added)
That's no surprise to anyone familiar with search engine optimization and improving Google search rank by regularly posting fresh original content. When it comes to "Google search rank," having a new gTLD (new generic top-level domain a/k/a domain name extension) will not help you. No matter how many times the new gTLD hucksters try to mislead you, no matter that ICANN does nothing to stop this misinformation from being propagated by its "partners," no matter how much Akram Atallah or others at ICANN, or Rightside, or Donuts, or Afilias, or ARI Registry Services n/k/a Neustar might wish it to be true, it just isn't. Listen to what Google and others have confirmed over and over again. Don't listen to the people trying to make a buck by misleading you. For ICANN and the hucksters, it's all about the money.
ICANN doesn't care about consumers (domain name registrants or internet users) other than to help its "partners" exploit domain name registrants for purposes of monetary gain. See also Consumer Trust? Not at ICANN Compliance | circleid.com and ICANN Fails Consumers (Again) | circleid.com: "The Compliance department of ICANN is an unmitigated disaster when it comes to earning the consumer trust."
I doubt this will be the last time Google has to "correct the record" concerning search rank and new gTLDs. The new gTLD hucksters continue spreading this same big fat lie, over and over again. Eventually the FTC (Federal Trade Commission) or state consumer protection agency(s) or one or more state attorney generals, or some Attorney in a court of law, will hold them accountable via an award of money damages or imposition of fines and penalties for consumer fraud. One would think that new gTLD hucksters realized by now that their phony baloney about new gTLDs and Google search rank just paints them as pathetic liars.
Today, even when a domain name registry operator representative tries to impart useful information for domain name registrants--see, e.g., 7 Key Questions to Ask When Choosing a Domain Name Extension | circleid.com--she (or he) is immediately attacked by one or more new gTLD trolls--my published comment to the article cited above:
"Useful information Jeannie, particularly for domain name registrants (and please ignore the new gTLD trolls). But you could have also added "pricing predictability" in renewing .COM domain names compared to new gTLDs. One issue you did raise, known as the "universal acceptance" problems of new gTLDs "failing to work as expected on the internet" and "breaking stuff" is very problematic for both domain name registrants and end users. ICANN tried to absolve itself of all liability for universal acceptance problems in its registry agreements with new gTLD registry operators. One or more class actions on behalf of new gTLD domain name registrants may be forthcoming once the IANA transition is complete." (link added)
See also on Domain Mondo: New gTLD Domain Names, Defects, ICANN Liability, FTC Complaints and ICANN, Domain Registry Operators, Monopoly, Antitrust, FTC Statement.
• Different strokes for different folks re: IANA stewardship transition--
Bloomberg | BNA.com: "[Larry] Strickling told reporters June 9 that NTIA is also studying a provision in pending appropriations legislation that would prohibit the agency from spending money to effect the transition. But he said the contract will expire of its own accord Sept. 30, and he didn't believe allowing the contract to expire would violate the prohibition." (emphasis added)
The Battle Over Obama's Internet Surrender | WSJ.com: "... Time is running out for Congress to insist that the U.S. continue to protect Americans and everyone around the world who values the open internet." See also Opinion Journal: Adios, Internet Freedom? (video) | WSJ.com: Columnist Gordon Crovitz on the Obama Administration's decision to give up control of the Internet's domain name system.
ICANN Hub Offices & Engagement Offices (source: icann.org)
• ICANN & Online Censorship: Other than LA, ICANN also has "hubs" in Istanbul (Turkey) and Singapore (both selected while Fadi Chehade was ICANN President & CEO--he planned on "moving to Singapore")--both of which appear to be actively censoring the internet: Singapore cuts off web access for government workers | CNN.com: "... The move was criticized online as being a retrograde step and one that could lead to wider restrictions on internet freedom in the city-state." As for Istanbul, since 2013, Freedom House ranks Turkey as "Not Free."
• Shuffling chairs on the deck of the Titanic: Changes to ICANN's Global Leadership Team | ICANN.org.
• Governance Risk: ICANN's Board of Directors should be held to the standards of a fiduciary (stewards of a global public resource). Unfortunately, ICANN Directors fall far short in executing their duties as fiduciaries--Three Ways to Identify Governance Risk | cfainstitute.org: "The recent tribulations of Zenefits, a San Francisco start-up operating in the health insurance and human resources space, demonstrate how analyzing a firm's culture can help identify potential red flags. Earlier this year, Zenefits's replacement CEO announced that the company suffered from issues with its culture and tone, writing that "our internal processes, controls and actions around compliance have been inadequate." One month later, Fidelity announced that it was marking down its investment stake in the company ... As a fiduciary, ... once you've identified something as a risk, you have no choice but to look at it."--London-based Newton Investment Management recommends before investing conducting thorough research to analyze and understand a company on three particular levels:
Board of Directors: How is the board composed in terms of diversity, tenure, and independence? [In the case of ICANN you should probably add as important criteria both competence (it's not an 'honorary' appointment) and conflicts of interest.]
History: Does the company have a track record of ... carelessness or infractions [e.g., dot SUCKS, dot AFRICA, dot AMAZON, NETmundial Initiative (outside mission and scope), secrecy (see ICANN Internet Governance Initiatives Sanctioned by Secret September Board Resolution | InternetCommerce.org), new gTLD fiascos, conflicts of interest, etc.]?
Culture: How does the firm engage with the [global internet] community and exercise stewardship over shareholder [stakeholders, domain name registrants, et al] resources [e.g., the global DNS, and millions of dollars in fees collected from registrants worldwide from each gTLD domain name registered]?
• Cybersquatters beware: Cyber-pest ordered to pay $1,946 in legal costs to Donald Trump | NYDailyNews.com: "... Yung sued Trump to overturn a judgment by the World Intellectual Property Organization to transfer four domain names he owned bearing the real estate mogul's name: trumpindia.com; trumpmumbai.com; trumpabudhabi.com; and trumpbeijing.com. Trump counter-sued under the Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act. Federal Judge Dora Irizarry ruled in 2014 that Yung was trying to profit off Trump and ordered him to surrender the infringing domain names plus $32,000 in legal fees ..."
• Still no word from ICANN about the new RZMA (Root Zone Maintainer Agreement) with Verisign.
• Still no word from ICANN about date/time of its webinar re: Proposed Amendments to Base New gTLD Registry Agreement (comments close 13 Jul 2016 23:59 UTC).
• Comments close this coming week at ICANN on Revisions to ICANN Expected Standards of Behaviors 25 Jun 2016 at 23:59 UTC.
• U.S. Court of Appeals affirms FCC on net neutrality - next stop Supreme Court? Maybe not.
• Russian State Censor Can Now Un-Delegate Website Domain Names Extrajudicially | Global Voices.org.
• Intellectual Property Rights? Jack Ma Says Fakes "Better Quality and Better Price Than the Real Names" | WSJ.com: "They are exactly the same factories, exactly the same raw materials but they do not use the names." Mr. Ma's comments caused social-media outrage among some who felt he was dodging responsibility for the longstanding presence of counterfeit goods on Alibaba's online bazaar Taobao [taobao.com]..."
• Apple $AAPL & China: The intellectual property regulator of Beijing orders Apple to stop selling the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus | WSJ.com.
• Nothing Succeeds Like Failure--at Yahoo--"Her core mistake was this belief that she could reinvent Yahoo"--Yahoo's Marissa Mayer Stumbled After Secret Truce With Investor | WSJ.com: "As tough as her job was from the start, Ms. Mayer made things even worse ... She failed to produce the pledged cost savings, plunged even deeper into her turnaround efforts and clung to the idea that she was going to save Yahoo, even when it became clear to insiders and other observers that the company was beyond saving ... If Yahoo is sold and Ms. Mayer is terminated as a result, she stands to receive about $55 million. Since joining Yahoo, she has received $118.2 million in cash and equity compensation ..." See also: How Yahoo derailed Tumblr | mashable.com and Here's What Happened To All 53 of Marissa Mayer's Yahoo Acquisitions | gizmodo.com.
• Bad Bots Behavior: On Artificial Viewers, Followers, and Chat Activity | blog.twitch.tv: "We at Twitch are well aware that view-bots, follow-bots, and chat-impersonation bots are a persistent frustration ... For those unaware, these bots are used to artificially inflate the apparent view count, follower count, and chat activity on a Twitch channel ... Other times, bots are used to harass other broadcasters in order to attempt to deny them partnership, or get their channel suspended. All of this is enabled by bot services offered by a handful of sellers who make misleading claims for their own commercial benefit." (emphasis added)
• Brexit Vote is Thursday, June 23, read more at: Brexit: EU Referendum Was A Terrible Mistake by David Cameron (video) | DomainMondo.com.
• Five most popular posts (# of pageviews Sun-Sat) this week on DomainMondo.com:
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WeChat, China's Everything App, Why Facebook Is Very Jealous (video)
TIE: a) Marc Andreessen on Twitter $TWTR, Startups, Technology, IPOs (videos) and b) FIFA Corruption Scandal A Warning for ICANN Post IANA Transition (video)
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Internet of Things (IoT): Nest's Biggest Problem Wasn't Tony Fadell | technologyreview.com: "... most of us still aren't convinced that we need or want all of our home appliances to be connected to the Internet."
Why Startups Are Struggling | technologyreview.com: "..."Even as the number of new ideas and potential for innovation is increasing, there seems to be a reduction in the ability of companies to scale in a meaningful and systematic way." As many seeds as ever are being planted. But fewer trees are growing to the sky."
Dinosaur watch: 4 Reasons Microsoft Wasted $26.2 Billion To Buy LinkedIn | Forbes.com.
Easy Come, Easy Go: Li Ka-shing's Fortunes Slide - China Real Time Report | WSJ.com: "Mr. Li was once Asia's richest man, but is now third behind Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Chairman Jack Ma and Dalian Wanda Group Co.'s Wang Jianlin, according to Bloomberg."
" ... This Looks Terrible | WolfStreet.com: "... the Fed's Industrial Production Index has been falling since November 2014. In May, it dropped to 103.6, down 2.9% from its peak in November. It has been in decline for 18 months! Every time this kind of decline occurred in recent decades, it was associated with a recession ..."
The World Nears Peak Fossil Fuels for Electricity | Bloomberg.com: "... eight massive shifts coming soon to power markets. 1. There Will Be No Golden Age of Gas ... costs of wind and solar power are falling too quickly for gas ever to dominate on a global scale ... rock-bottom prices won't be enough to derail a rapid global transition toward renewable energy ... peak year for coal, gas, and oil: 2025 ... 2. Renewables Attract $7.8 Trillion ... 3. Electric Cars Rescue Power Markets ..."
How to Psychologically Prepare Clients for Bear Markets | AdvisorPerspectives.com: "... it helps to understand that you, your clients and all the investors who are panicking as the bear claws its way through the markets are operating with three very different brains: (1) the Neo-cortex; (2) a set of ganglia below it that has the processing power of an unusually smart cat; (3) below that at the top of the spine, a cluster of neurons which, together, possess roughly the thinking power of a lizard ..."
Ego is the Enemy: The Legend of Genghis Khan | farnamstreetblog.com: "No matter what you've done up to this point, you better still be a student. If you're not still learning, you're already dying."
-- John Poole, Editor, Domain Mondo
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Pinghe Collection Highlights @ Vancouver Fashion Week S/S 2013 — If the sidewalk was a runway, what would you wear?
Approximately 56% of the collection is shown above.
I liked details and sophistication of this collection.


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De Grand Prix Formule 1 van Canada 2019 werd gehouden op 9 juni op het Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Het was de zevende race van het seizoen 2019.

Vrije trainingen
 Er wordt enkel de top-5 weergegeven.

Testcoureur in vrije training 1: Nicholas Latifi (Williams-Mercedes)

Kwalificatie
Sebastian Vettel behaalde voor Ferrari zijn eerste pole position van het seizoen door Mercedes-coureur Lewis Hamilton te verslaan. De andere Ferrari-rijder Charles Leclerc zette de derde tijd neer, voor de verrassende Renault-rijder Daniel Ricciardo op de vierde plaats. Red Bull-coureur Pierre Gasly kwalificeerde zich als vijfde, met de andere Mercedes van Valtteri Bottas achter hem. De tweede Renault-coureur Nico Hülkenberg zette de zevende tijd neer en hield daarmee het McLaren-duo Lando Norris en Carlos Sainz jr. achter zich. Haas-coureur Kevin Magnussen sloot de top 10 af, maar hij zette geen tijd neer in het laatste deel van de kwalificatie vanwege een crash aan het einde van Q2.

Sainz kreeg na afloop van de kwalificatie een straf van drie startplaatsen vanwege het hinderen van Toro Rosso-coureur Alexander Albon in het tweede deel van de kwalificatie. Magnussen besloot om na zijn crash in de kwalificatie de race vanuit de pitstraat te starten, vanwege het grote aantal onderdelen dat hij moest laten vervangen aan zijn auto.

Wedstrijd
Sebastian Vettel kwam als eerste over de finish, maar kreeg een straf van vijf seconden nadat hij in bocht 4 van de baan raakte en op een onveilige manier op het asfalt terugkeerde, waardoor hij Lewis Hamilton bijna de muur in drukte. Door deze tijdstraf viel hij terug naar de tweede plaats, achter Hamilton. Charles Leclerc eindigde op de derde plaats en behaalde het tweede podium uit zijn Formule 1-carrière. Valtteri Bottas maakte kort voor het eind van de race een extra pitstop om zo het punt voor de snelste ronde te kunnen behalen en eindigde als vierde. Max Verstappen werd vijfde als de laatste coureur die in dezelfde ronde finishte als de winnaar. De Renault-rijders Daniel Ricciardo en Nico Hülkenberg werden zesde en zevende, terwijl Pierre Gasly na een vroege pitstop als achtste eindigde. Racing Point-rijder Lance Stroll en Toro Rosso-coureur Daniil Kvjat eindigden als negende en tiende nadat zij kort voor het eind van de race allebei Carlos Sainz jr. inhaalden.

 Valtteri Bottas behaalde een extra punt voor het rijden van de snelste ronde.

Tussenstanden wereldkampioenschap
Betreft tussenstanden voor het wereldkampioenschap na afloop van de race.

Coureurs

Constructeurs

Zie ook
 Formule 1 in 2019
 Lijst van Formule 1-grand-prixwedstrijden

2019
Canada
Sportevenement in Montreal

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That makes it easy to hold in one hand, but if your parents have poor eyesight or they just want to watch Junior waddle around on as big a screen as possible, this option is almost like giving them an oversized smartphone. You didn't mention which kinds of i Phones you and your husband have, but here's the Amazon tablet sandwiched in between a Kindle Paperwhite e-reader on the left and an i Phone 5S on the right: The tablet is sized like a thicker, heavier e-reader.
Your parents can read books on it, too, along with doing a bunch of other stuff, so that might be a bonus.
And there are two Skype apps that pop up in the search results. The first one is called "Skype Wi Fi" and searches for Wi-Fi hotspots.
They want the second one: plain old "Skype" with the "S" logo. They can create one here or from directly within the app when it first launches.
We (my husband and I) both have i Phones and i Pads, so we looked in to Face Time, but an i Pad or i Phone for my parents seemed too expensive.This is a far better book than PRIMARY COLORS on the politics level, which is not to say that the book is purely about politics.Its facility with politics seemed like an afterthought when I'd turned the last page. No, the sequence in Paris felt somehow out of place to me, and the telephone conversation between the narrator and his brother was jarring and disruptive.They can downloaded Face Time from the Mac App Store here if they don't already have it. And if they have just about any type of computer with a webcam, they can use Skype for free — download it here.An easy, cheap, portable option that doesn't tie Mom and Dad to the computer, though, would be Amazon's Kindle Fire HD 6 tablet.


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PUBLISHED April 9, 2013 IN Campus
Game Show Answer: Students to Spend Summer Studying Gullah Geechee Culture
Duke is hosting a game show to kick off the summer program involving student scholars from the Carolinas
By Duke Today Staff
14 Duke students will spend the summer living and working with Gullah Geechee community groups in South Carolina.
Duke University is hosting a game show to kick off a summer program in which young scholars from the Carolinas will live and work with Gullah Geechee community groups in Conway, S.C.
Ron Daise, chairman of the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission and former host of the "Gullah Gullah Island" Nickelodeon television program, will host the game show, "Gullah Geechee-mania!" He also will deliver the keynote speech at the kickoff gala for the new partnership between the Benjamin N. Duke Scholars and the Gullah Geechee community. Daise is a writer, performing artist and educator who has published five books on Gullah Geechee heritage.
The celebration begins at 7 p.m. Monday, April 22, in the Gothic Reading Room on the 2nd floor of Perkins Library on the Duke campus. The public is invited to attend and take part in the interactive event.
Designated by Congress in 2006, the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor is home to one of America's most distinctive cultures. The Gullah Geechee people are descendants of enslaved Africans who retained many aspects of their African heritage. The remote location of their sea islands, combined with their strong sense of place and family, helped keep intact the unique culture, arts and Creole language of their region, which extends from Wilmington, N.C., to St. Augustine, Fla. The corridor is administered by the National Park Service.
"Participants may discover they know more about the topic than they have given themselves credit for," Daise said. "Nonetheless, they will realize how greatly Gullah Geechee culture has impacted the American cultural landscape."
The 14 Duke students participating in the Carolina Summer of Service project are all B.N. Duke scholars, selected competitively from the two states to attend Duke with full scholarships. During the summer they will assist community members in researching and documenting Gullah Geechee history and culture. Each student scholar will also work with community organizations on individual projects ranging from public policy to education or health. The students are currently enrolled in a Gullah Geechee heritage "house course" at Duke taught by Charlie Thompson, their program's faculty director.
The gala event is co-sponsored by a number of Duke offices, including African & African-American Studies, Duke Engage, Franklin Humanities Institute, Anthropology, Center for African and African-American Research, Durham Regional Affairs, English, Hart Leadership Program, Center for Documentary Studies, Duke Development, and Office of the Provost.
More information is available at bnduke.duke.edu.
Contact: Melody Hunter-Pillion
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Q: How can the loss of light irradiance due to both attenuation and the inverse square law be modelled? When considering the effect of depth on just light attenuation (is within  an aqueous solution), the Beer-Lambert law is used. From what I've found, the law is derived by determining the fractional loss of radiant flux, $\phi$ for an infinitesimal depth $dr$ and integrating over the depth $r$:
$\int_0^r c\times dr = \int_0^r \frac{d\phi}{\phi}$      where $c$ is the attenuation coefficient
Therefore I assume that to model the effect of the inverse square law on top of this the left half of the above equation has to be changed in some way? Given a light source of distance $d$ above the surface of the water, I have calculated an expression for the fractional loss due to the inverse square law: $k\frac{(r+d)^2}{r+d-dr)^2}$ (essentially the ratio of surface areas for the spheres with a radius difference of $dr$).
This similar question, for sound attenuation, confirms that the phenomenon are independant
Am I on the right track? Or, more importantly, is there an existing model already? A simplification would also be useful as this is only for a high-school level 'extended essay'
Thank you

A: A pencil of radiation with intensity $I$ is travelling along direction $\hat{n}$ confined to solid angle $d\Omega$.

We can describe the path taken simply by changing the radius $r$ from the coordinate system origin, the intensity of radiation $I$ will reduce due to attenuation by the material coefficient $\alpha$ and due to the expansion of the surface area element $dA=r^2 d\Omega$ associated with the solid angle.
We want to solve,
$$
\frac{dI}{dr} = - \alpha I dA = - r^2 \alpha I d\Omega
$$
Performing the angular integration gives a constant factor,
$$
\int_0 ^{\Omega_c} d\Omega = \Omega_c
$$
Giving,
$$
\frac{dI}{dr} = - r^2 \alpha I \Omega_c
$$
This is a first-order linear ODE which you can solve yourself, but the solution is proportional to
$$
I(r) \propto \exp \left( -\Omega_c \alpha r^3 / 3 \right)
$$
If this was simply the Beer-Lambert law we would expect the exponential term to simply have an $r$ dependence. The solution has the $r^3$. Implying an additional $r^2$ due to the expanding surface area reducing the intensity faster.

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During photosynthesis, the chlorophyll in healthy plants absorbs light to be converted into energy, but it also emits a little bit of light that's not visible to the human eye. Scientists have now figured out how to use that fluorescent glow to measure the productivity of plants in a given region.
Using existing data from satellites designed for entirely different purposes, such as ozone monitoring, NASA scientists were able to show that during the Northern Hemisphere's growing season, the midwestern U.S. has more photosynthetic activity than anywhere else on the planet, including the Amazon (the tropics are more productive on a yearly basis, however). Nearly all of this can be attributed to agriculture in what is sometimes called America's Corn Belt – where, unlike the rainforest, crops are bred, engineered, and managed to be as productive as possible.
The image above is a compilation of data collected each early July from 2007 to 2011. The scientists think that fluorescence is a better measure of agricultural activity than anything currently used. And when they compared their results against ground measurements of carbon flux and yield statistics, they checked out.


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CSA announce U19 TAP squad for pre-World Cup camp
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Cricket South Africa (CSA) today named a 20-man squad for the upcoming under-19 Talent Acceleration Programme (TAP) camp taking place at the Powerade Centre of Excellence in Pretoria between 28 November – 10 December.
The camp will be used as the Coca-Cola South Africa under-19s' final preparations ahead of a busy summer schedule which features two inbound bi-lateral series in December and January and the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup, hosted in South Africa from 17 January – 09 February 2020.
As part of their preparations for a home tournament, the SA U19s are going to take on India in a three-match Youth One-Day International series in East London from 26 – 30 December. The youngsters then play four matches in a Youth ODI quadrangular series against India, New Zealand and Zimbabwe in Durban at the start of the new year.
During this extensive 13-day camp, the SA U19s will be put through a rigorous training programme which will include four 50-over matches against a SA Emerging side and a University Sports South Africa (USSA) Invitational XI at the Groenkloof Oval.
"The under-19 TAP camp is an important part of the Road to the World Cup 2020 campaign, which started more than a year ago," commented CSA High Performance Manager, Vincent Barnes. "In their preparation for this global event, the under-19s have been exposed to strong opposition over the past few months and this camp will be no different. This has been very good for the growth of our young cricketers.
"The cream of our under-19s will be present at the two-week camp, which will see them hone their cricketing and mental skills, as well as playing matches against strong opposition in SA Emerging and USSA teams," he added.
Current SA U19s captain, Bryce Parsons, headlines the list featuring the country's best age-group cricketers, including Western Province's Jonathan Bird, Odirile Modimokoane from North West and Boland's Achille Cloete.
All-rounder, Gerald Coetzee suffered a hamstring injury during the Mzansi Super League and hopes to be fit in the coming weeks, while fast bowler, Lifa Ntanzi is unfortunately ruled out until March next year due to a stress fracture in his back.
SA U19s head coach, Lawrence Mahatlane, believes this camp will be a pivotal step in their preparation for the cricket to come, emphasizing the importance of this provisional squad getting together before they break for their provincial sides at the Khaya Majola Cricket Week.
"It's a very exciting and crucial stage in our planning," Mahatlane said on the eve of the camp. "A lot of planning will be taking place during the camp so that guys understand their roles. The players will have a week off after this camp before they go into the Khaya Majola week and from there, we play India and the quadrangular from the 26th of December. This is part of the bigger process and as a squad, we've got 13 matches together, so by the time the World Cup comes, we'll be in good rhythm.
"We are looking at different options and combinations. We looked at about 28 players during the four games against the Senior Provincial teams in October and now we are looking at 20 players, trying different things out. We are aware of what our core is and it's just about a couple of touches here and there in terms of combinations.
"We've gone for a wider squad, with a couple of injuries happening, so that whoever should come in later, will understand how we work and what we are looking to achieve," the coach added.
South Africa's 15-man squad for the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup is set to be announced at the end of the TAP camp, on the 10th of December.
CSA U19 TAP Camp Squad:
Luke Beaufort (Eastern Province), Jonathan Bird (Western Province), Lehan Botha (Western Province), Merrick Brett (Northerns), Achille Cloete (Boland), Khanya Cotani (North West), Gerald Coetzee (Free State), Tyrese Karelse (SWD), Jack Lees (Central Gauteng Lions), Andrew Louw (Free State), Levert Manje (Central Gauteng Lions), Siyathemba Mdlankomo (Eastern Province), Odirile Modimokoane (North West), Pheko Moletsane (Free State), Bryce Parsons (Central Gauteng Lions), Heinrigh Pieterse (Central Gauteng Lions), Siya Plaatjie (Western Province), Lilitha Reed (Border), Ruan Terblanche (Boland), Tiaan van Vuuren (Eastern Province)
CSA U19 TAP Camp Fixtures:
Fri 29 Practice Match SA Emerging (Groenkloof Oval)
Sat 30 Practice Match SA Emerging (Groenkloof Oval)
Sun 08 Practice Match USSA Invitational XI (Groenkloof Oval)
Mon 09 Practice Match USSA Invitational XI (Groenkloof Oval)
SA U19 Youth ODI series against India U19 in East London
Mon 23 Warm Up Match Border Inv XI vs India U19 (Police Park)
Thu 26 1st Youth ODI South Africa U19 vs India U19 (Buffalo Park Cricket Stadium)
Sat 28 2nd Youth ODI South Africa U19 vs India U19 (Buffalo Park Cricket Stadium)
Mon 30 3rd Youth ODI South Africa U19 vs India U19 (Buffalo Park Cricket Stadium)
SA U19 Youth ODI Quadrangular series against India, New Zealand & Zimbabwe in Durban
Fri 03 1st Youth ODI South Africa U19 vs India U19 (Kingsmead Cricket Ground)
Fri 03 2nd Youth ODI New Zealand U19 vs Zimbabwe U19 (Chatsworth Cricket Oval)
Sun 05 3rd Youth ODI India U19 vs Zimbabwe U19 (Kingsmead Cricket Ground)
Sun 05 4th Youth ODI South Africa U19 vs New Zealand U19 (Chatsworth Cricket Oval)
Tue 07 5th Youth ODI South Africa U19 vs Zimbabwe U19 (Kingsmead Cricket Ground)
Tue 07 6th Youth ODI India U19 vs New Zealand U19 (Chatsworth Cricket Oval)
Thu 09 7th Youth ODI (Bronze) 3rd Place vs 4th Place (Chatsworth Cricket Oval)
Thu 09 8th Youth ODI (Final) 1st Place vs 2nd Place (Kingsmead Cricket Ground)


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Q: Getting information from database to be displayed on projects Im trying to get information in sql from database, there are two entries in each column but and with the following code, i am able to get the first entry information, if i wanted to get the second entry's records and display it also in project how would i get it?
    String username1= rs.getString ("USERNAME");
    String password1= rs.getString ("PASSWORD");
    String aname1= rs.getString ("a_name");
    String aname2= rs.getString ("a_name");

    System.out.print("Enter Your Username: ");
    String usernamea=(br.readLine());
    System.out.print("Enter Your Password: ");
    String passworda=(br.readLine());
    if ((usernamea.equals(username1) && (passworda.equals(password1))))
    {
        System.out.println("Login Success! Welcome "+aname1+"!");
        System.out.println("You are granted with Admin Acess!");
        rs.close();
    }
    else if ((usernamea.equals(username2) && (passworda.equals(password2))))
    {
        System.out.println("Login Success! Welcome Guest User!");
        rs.close();
    }

A: I'm not quite sure what you are asking, nor am I sure how the code you posted actually relates to what you are asking.
When you say "you want the 2nd entry", I am assuming you mean the 2nd record in the SQL table.
try(Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection(url, username, password)){

Statement stat = conn.createStatement();

ResultSet rs = stat.executeQuery("SELECT * FROM [TABLENAME]");

rs.next();

//All data stored in the ResultSet obj, to which you may loop through & select rows of interest. Particularly useful methods are .getMetaData(), .getRow(), etc.

}

Hopefully this is what you are asking for.

A: If you already have a ResultSet rs, you can call rs.next(). For Example some Code:
            if (rs.next())
        {
            s.name = rs.getString(1);
            s.creator = rs.getString(2);
            s.dbname = rs.getString(3);
            s.tsname = rs.getString(4);
            s.cardf = rs.getFloat(5);
            s.npages = rs.getInt(6);
            s.statstime = rs.getString(7);
            s.avgrowlen = rs.getInt(8);
        }

A: Considering your code:
    ResultSet rs = stat.executeQuery("SELECT * FROM [TABLENAME]");
    String username1 = rs.getString ("USERNAME");
    String password1 = rs.getString ("PASSWORD");
    String aname1 = rs.getString ("a_name");

    rs.next();

    String username2 = rs.getString ("USERNAME");
    String password2 = rs.getString ("PASSWORD");
    String aname2 = rs.getString ("a_name");

Now you can check both the first entry and the second.
Nevertheless, the better practice is to create a user object, save username, password and aname in it.
Then, using some loop, you can go through the entire result set and get all the information from it.
    ResultSet rs = stat.executeQuery("SELECT * FROM [TABLENAME]");

    List<User> userList = new ArrayList<User>();
    while(rs.next()) {
            User user = new User();
            user.setUsername(rs.getString ("USERNAME"));
            user.setPassword(rs.getString ("PASSWORD"));
            user.setAname(rs.getString ("a_name"));
            userList.add(user);
    }


I've been SEO-ing myself in many well-known blog directories recently. Among them are big names such as Blogflux, Blog Explosion, Rice Bowl Journal etc. The reason is just to test my SEO skills instead of using the conventional 'tagging' method among fellow bloggers just to get each other connected & driving traffic to one another. But being accepted in some strictly-selected blog directory is certainly is a challenge that I just found out. Didn't know it can be quite amusing, but do check this out.
I have no problems with all blog listers actually, except one – Blog Explosion (BE)! BE is very strict in their selection criterias. You need to fulfil certain criteria's just to get listed & even short of one criteria will not be compromised at all as you will definitely get rejected. By norm, most blogs can get listed easily if you are using mainstream blog platforms such as WordPress or Blogspot or others. But the problem is, I try to get myself listed thrice, plus using WordPress & still get rejected. The reasoning behind it all seems pretty ridiculous I can say.
For BE you can register as a member i.e. member of the site BUT that doesn't mean your blog will get listed. This is because there is a member section for you to add your blog(s) – get reviewed, & listed if successful. I thought it was gonna be easy just like other directories, but I was so wrong.
"1st reasoning: Since when my blog became 'members only' blog?
It has been public all the while DOH!
Well, blogging is a way to generate some small income too is either seriously or just for fun. That is what Google Adsense & the rest of the click-ads programmes is all about right? When I submitted my blog again second time in August, they had rejected me again by telling me that my blog was solely aimed for money generation (which is so untrue), thus they cannot accept my site in their 'humble' directory (again!!?).
Third (most recent) attempt was jilted (jialat-ed) again for the third time!
"3rd reasoning: Comments must be enabled? Cheebye.
5Xmom also commented liao doesn't that prove anything? Nia seng!
Nah eat this, & this & this…!! You saks.


Series B funding will help mobile sales productivity company Clari develop its software and marketing operations.
The momentum behind targeting business apps at employees rather than their employers is building, according to startup Tactile's founder and CEO, Chuck Ganapathi.
Mobile CRM firm Clari says the $20m investment announced today will fund continued development of the machine-learning software behind its sales productivity product and help expand its own sales operation.
The series B investment, led by Bain Capital Ventures, also involved Northgate Capital and adds to the $6m put up by Sequoia Capital in December 2012.
Clari consists of a cloud service and a free downloadable app that logs into the sources sales reps typically use every day on their mobile devices, using machine learning to flag up the most important information and automating certain data entry tasks.
"Reps not only are dissatisfied with their CRM, they're really tired of the manual data entry that's forced on them. They'd rather be in front of customers," Clari CEO Andy Byrne said.
"The side effect of that is there's really poor data quality in these CRM systems — whether it's Salesforce, SAP or Microsoft Dynamics CRM — because the reps don't have the time to put the information in."
Earlier this month, Nutanix said it is using Clari, which was set up in July 2012, for its salesforce. The converged compute-storage company reported in a Clari document that time spent on data entry was reduced by between 30 and 50 percent and selling time increased between 15 and 25 percent.
Reduction in data entry tasks is one aspect of Clari, Byrne said. The other is the quality of the data the software draws out, which improves sales efficiency.
"There are two parts of it. One is for the rep, one is for the manager. For the rep we have the Clari knowledge graph and that graph is processing through 12 billion objects," Byrne said.
"It is learning about the rep, the rep's deals, current customers that they're managing, new relationships that they're trying to nourish, and surfacing up valuable, relevant content through that graph that then allows them to be more effective."
The second aspect of the software used by Clari is a library of machine-learning algorithms that looks at historical data from CRM, calendar, email and rep activity across numerous completed deals, and uses that to predict the outcome of current prospects.
"It is effectively a pattern-matching algorithm that allows both the rep and the manager to know what they should be doing next on their deals to be able increase the probability of closing those deals based on historical information that we're analysing," Byrne said.
"It allows the manager to know where they should spend their time, as opposed to using the manger's instinct on what they should be focusing on."
Clari is adopting a similar business model to that used by Box, with a free app for the end user, who can try it and see the value in it, followed by corporate licensing.
"We've got virality built into the product. Once that rep downloads the app, it spreads within their team and it finds its way to the manager and we have a workgroup," Byrne said.
"We give them the ability to use that new deal progression view so the manager can trial and see a new visibility into how deals are progressing in the field. Then we seek to monetise at that level on a per user per month basis."
The cost per rep is between $50 and $60 a month. Typically, workgroups are built in one to two weeks by which point the manager should have seen the added value and increased productivity.
"In some cases what happens is the managers introduce us to sales ops. Sales ops, of course, owns the budget and owns their CRM installations. There are some cases where we will actually do a site licence beyond just that workgroup and we will monetise that entire salesforce."
Along with Nutanix, Clari customers include Cisco, Box, Nimble Storage, and Juniper Networks.
"If you look at what's happened in the consumer world and the way people adopt technology, the consumerisation of IT is obviously a big trend that we've seen for a while. We're starting to see this propagate in the sales domain in particular," Byrne said.
"There's a new generation of companies that are going after this emerging market category of sales productivity management that's adjacent to that CRM market.
"Customers are spending a lot of money on mobile. They're spending a lot of money on business intelligence to be able to increase the top-line revenue and increase the productivity of their sales teams. This is a massive trend where we haven't seen the application of data science to sales."


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World Ducati Week 2022 Announced To Start On July 22
On July 22, 2022, Ducati will paint Misano Rosso Red.
Apr 23, 2022 at 12:22pm ET
By: Earl Davidson
Ducati's back on track once again with its World Ducati Week for 2022. After a hiatus due to the COVID-19 Pandemic and its subsequent travel and event restrictions, the Italian brand is back once again with dates and other bits of information.
The event was announced back in November of last year, but it's only now that the Italian brand has been able to confirm the dates for the event: July 22 until 24, 2022. Ducati will paint the Misano Adriatico circuit red along with the Romagna Riviera.
You can see that Ducati's main tagline for the event this year is "Let's Ride as One," a call for all Ducatistas from across the globe. While the event is definitely Ducati, all brands are welcome to share the passion of riding on two wheels for World Ducati Week.
With that being said, anyone from across the globe is welcome to join the World Ducati Week. It doesn't matter where you are from, and what does is the fact that you enjoy motorcycles regardless of their class or segment. Whether you ride a cruiser, sport-tourer, adventure tourer, or even a scooter, all are welcome to "Ride as One."
Ride As One:
Ducati Museum And Factory Tours Welcome Visitors Full Time In April, 2022
⠀ Ducati V21L MotoE Electric Prototype Out Testing On Track In Italy
During the week, Ducati will host the Race of Champions, which will see Ducati riders race against each other on track at Misano. The brand's talented roster from MotoGP, Superbike, and even Supersport will be participating in the race, and if you want more Ducati is preparing riding experiences, parades, and other shows for attendees to enjoy.
Tickets will be available for purchase from the Ducati website and are available as either a Biker Pass or Visitor Pass, the former of which indicates that you will be bringing a motorcycle to the event. World Ducati Week ticket holders will also be eligible to visit the Ducati Factory and Museum in Borgo Panigale at a reduced cost, and attendees under the age of 18 will be admitted free of charge at the event. Also, if you happen to be part of an official Ducati club in your country and happen to be active for 2022, members can avail of a discount for the ticket.
The tickets to World Ducati Week will come in an online format. Be sure to consult your dealership to find out if you're eligible for a discount as well as other perks.
Sources: Moto.it , MC News
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Harley-Davidson X8E Big Twin – Ex Steve McQueen
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The Harley-Davidson X8E was arguably the first "Big Twin". Introduced in the second half of 1912 the X8E had a 60 cu. in. (1000cc) engine putting out 8hp replacing its 6.5hp predecessor. This was Harley-Davidson's first all chain drive model and included a clutch although not yet the three speed gearbox that would come later. The engine of this new bike did away with the atmospherically actuated inlet valves of the earlier Harley-Davidson IOE (Inlet Over Exhaust) engines and introduced mechanically actuated inlet valves using push-rods.
The new engine did away with the old style "automatic" inlet valves and used push-rods, visible in this picture, to operate the inlet valves.
Also new for 1912 was Harley-Davidson's new seat to provide much improved rider comfort, the "Ful-Floteing Seat" which had a coil spring in the seat tube and twin spring supports at the rear. This was without doubt a great improvement in ensuring that the motorcycle did not become a pain in the proverbial on long trips.
New for 1912 was the Harley-Davidson "Ful-Floteing Seat". As can be seen the seat is suspended at three points; by a coil spring in the seat tube, and by two coil spring supports at the rear.
The Harley-Davidson X8E was to be improved on over the next couple of years with the fitting of a three speed gearbox and it would be evolved into the motorcycle that the US Army took to Europe when the United States entered the First World War in 1917.
The side of the Harley-Davidson allegedly spray painted by Steve McQueen and his buddy Von Dutch in a less than sober moment of enthusiasm.
This old Harley-Davidson was owned by Steve McQueen and a story that surrounds it is that he and his friend Von Dutch decided to do some re-spraying to restore the paintwork. The legend suggests that they had been drinking and enjoying life when they decided to do this so they got some aerosol paint cans like the ones commonly used by graffiti "artists" and gave the bike a nice new red paint job complete with stick on gold letters most likely obtained at the same hardware shop as the spray cans. They seem to have run out of paint however and the left side of the tank was not treated to the red paint "restoration" that the right side was.
Looking at the bike it appears the paint ran out before the job was complete.
This quite rare ex-Steve McQueen Harley-Davidson X8E is coming up for sale by Bonhams at their Las Vegas Motorcycle Auction to be held on 26th January 2017 at the Las Vegas, Rio Hotel and Casino.
You will find the sale page for this bike if you click here.
Although this bike is reported to be ride-able and riding it would certainly be fun, it may be best used as the conversation centerpiece of your gentleman's room or "man lab".
(All pictures courtesy Bonhams).
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Mothers, Looking For Missing Loved Ones In Mexico, Find Scores Of Graves
By Carrie Kahn
Published October 3, 2016 at 2:11 AM PDT
Now we report on a daily routine in Mexico. Each day, for the past two months, a group of mothers travels to an isolated hillside. The mothers put on gloves and masks and start digging. They're searching for loved ones who went missing in Mexico's drug wars. And they've uncovered nearly 100 graves in the port city of Veracruz. NPR's Carrie Kahn reports.
CARRIE KAHN, BYLINE: It's a little after 7 in the morning. A hot breeze is blowing as the already baking sun rises in the sky. The diggers load up on supplies stored at this modest house in a quiet neighborhood on the northern edge of Veracruz.
ROSALIA CASTRO COSS: (Speaking Spanish).
KAHN: "This is my son's house," says Rosalia Castro Coss. "We keep our tools water and food here," she says. The last time she heard from her son, a local sporting goods shop owner, he was with his girlfriend headed to Castro's house for Christmas Eve. That was nearly five years ago.
CASTRO: (Speaking Spanish).
KAHN: They never arrived. She says, since then, authorities have done little to find him. It wasn't until this last Friday that investigators finally retrieved her son's cell phone call records. It's this type of inertia or incompetence, Castro says, that sparked the mothers into action.
KAHN: "If we mothers don't have any peace," says Castro, "then until we find our children, neither will the government." There are now more than 50 mothers in the Veracruz group. With their supplies loaded into a van, the diggers set off to the side of the clandestine graves. It's not far, about 10 minutes up the main highway, then to a plot of land down a dirt road.
Government officials put the number of Mexico's missing at around 28,000. Some were crime gang members, others just caught up in the violence and associated corruption. However, two years ago, the case of 43 students kidnapped and presumably murdered in Guerrero awoke the nation to the plight of the missing and sparked a movement by relatives searching for clandestine graves.
Groups have formed in several Mexican states. In Veracruz, the mothers have unearthed nearly 100 graves. Authorities removed 42 bodies so far. And by the time they get through all the graves, it's estimated that as many as 400 bodies may be found, the largest discovery of its kind in Mexico.
Police officers guard the site. No reporters are allowed in. Later in the day, in downtown Veracruz, one of the mothers, Lucia de los Angeles Diaz tells me about the digging. She says it's gruesome. They've found bodies in all stages of decomposition. Some clothed, many stuffed in bags and blindfolded. She says it's hard to keep going back.
LUCIA DE LOS ANGELES DIAZ: When you want to just, you know, quit - the degradation of the human being like this is just too much to bear.
KAHN: Diaz's son, a well-known deejay in the city, was kidnapped from his home three years ago. She says immediately after his disappearance, she thought about suicide. But she's found strength from the other mothers, none of whom are willing to back down.
For example, every month, they demand a meeting with the state's lead prosecutor. On this day, 40 of the women show up 30 minutes early for that appointment. The prosecutor, Luis Angel Bravo, arrives 40 minutes late.
LUIS ANGEL BRAVO: (Speaking Spanish).
KAHN: He tells reporters, his responsibility is to investigate what already happened not to speculate why so many victims are buried in one place in Veracruz. Lucia Diaz says it will be months, maybe years before all the remains are identified. Who knows if her son's body is even in there, she says. But she wants to make sure those dumped in the graves are not forgotten.
DIAZ: And now that they are found, they finally get some glimpse of humanity and respect. That's what we really aim at.
KAHN: And she says hopefully some dignity for their loved ones, too. Carrie Kahn, NPR News, Veracruz. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.
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Carrie Kahn is NPR's International Correspondent based in Mexico City, Mexico. She covers Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central America. Kahn's reports can be heard on NPR's award-winning news programs including All Things Considered, Morning Edition and Weekend Edition, and on NPR.org.
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When Spider man wants to go out on a journey, he wouldn't bother using public transportation like normal people do. No, instead of waiting in line with a ticket in his hand to get on a bus, he'd rather cling on a helicopter and swing away like a Tarzan. And after he runs out of helicopters, he would use Zeppelins and hang-gliders, and instead of driving them, he would just use them as a clinging point on his swinging journey to New York city.
Exactly how far he can go like this, depends only on you and your ability to not miss a single web-shot. If you miss, Spiderman falls down to the ground like a rock and the game sets you back to the start. Maybe I didn't go far enough to know, but it seems that there's only one level without any checkpoints. It also seems that you have only one life, and that there's no way you can earn an extra life.
Basically, if you ever had a chance to play "Spider Stickman" a game about web shooting ragdoll stickman figure, this is it, this is the same thing, just instead of stickman we have a Spiderman himself who was used as an inspiration for the original game in the first place. Just like in the original game, this is an 'endless' runner too. You can't actually win, but you can try to give your best and go the furthest distance you can.


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Back in our day, software engineering training in junior high and high school meant a couple of Apple IIs and a game of Snake on our graphing calculators (if we were lucky). These days, it's becoming something of a necessity for students, and New York City mayor, Michael Bloomberg, is looking to get out in front of the curve, with the launch of the city's new Software Engineering Pilot program, a curriculum set to kick off at the beginning of the next school year. The program, which will serve 1,000 students (that number jumping to 3,500 in 2016), was designed to help kids prepare for higher education and jobs in the tech sector. We've got to admit, we're feeling a bit jealous of the list of topics, which includes not only things like programming and web design, but also embedded electronics, robotics, animation and 3D printing. The full list of schools can be found in the press release after the break.
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Schools Chancellor Dennis M. Walcott today announced the 20 schools selected for the new Software Engineering Pilot program to begin at the start of the next school year. The schools will receive comprehensive computer science and software engineering curriculum for the 1,000 students expected to participate this fall. By 2016, the program will grow to 3,500 students. Mayor Bloomberg first announced the Software Engineering Pilot in his State of the City address earlier this month, and the program is a part of the City's work to prepare students for college and careers in the technology sector. The Mayor and Chancellor Walcott made the announcement at the High School of Telecommunication Arts and Technology in Brooklyn, one of the 20 schools selected for the Software Engineering Pilot, and were joined by Deputy Mayor for Economic Development Robert K. Steel, AppNexus Cofounder and Chief Technology Officer Mike Nolet and Principal Philip Weinberg.
"We know it's vital to prepare our children to succeed in an increasingly technology-centered economy and the Software Engineering Pilot will help us do just that," said Mayor Bloomberg. "This groundbreaking program will ensure that more students receive computer science and software engineering instruction so that they can compete for the tech jobs that are increasingly becoming a part of our city's economy. We're creating the home-grown workforce our city needs and teaching our students skills that will open up new doors for them and their future."
"The tech industry in New York City continues to expand significantly under Mayor Bloomberg's leadership, and our public schools are rising to meet the challenge," said Chancellor Walcott. "The Software Engineering Pilot will provide students with the foundational skills they need to compete for high-paying, career track jobs in a variety of professional fields. I would like to thank the educators at our 20 pilot schools who are working hard to make this wonderful opportunity a reality for their students."
"The Software Engineering Pilot is the latest component of our comprehensive strategy to position New York City to outperform in the knowledge economy of the future," said Deputy Mayor Steel. "From our work with the tech industry, we know that these companies need skilled employees at every level of their organization. The training we're providing through this program, the Academy for Software Engineering in Manhattan and the Applied Sciences NYC initiative will prepare our students for the jobs of today and tomorrow."
"Hiring programmers and engineers is one of the biggest challenges facing AppNexus today and is critical to our success and growth," said Mike Nolet, Cofounder and Chief Technology Officer. "We applaud Mayor Bloomberg's leadership in preparing students for the jobs of the future. These students will surely benefit from learning computer science, and we will be hiring them as soon as possible!"
"New York's future will be defined by the steps we take today to shape our diverse students into the programmers, engineers and designers that will fill 21st century tech jobs of tomorrow," said Reshma Saujani, founder of the nonprofit Girls Who Code. "The SEP Program is an innovative step forward in making that future brighter, and Girls Who Code is excited to partner with them to close the skills gap to give more minorities and young women opportunities they are currently being denied."
"Giving students an opportunity for a bright future is the goal of every educator, and opportunity is what students will get when exposed to rigorous and engaging computer science education," said Cameron Wilson, Director of Public Policy for the Association for Computing Machinery. "The question we face is whether students will have access to this critical discipline because far too often they do not. New York City's Software Engineering Pilot's strategy to expand student access to high-quality computer science curriculum coupled with professional development for teachers, will give students knowledge and skills they can use to create new computing technologies and exposure to a field driving high-demand, high-paying jobs across numerous industries."
In September, the Software Engineering Pilot will launch in 20 middle and high schools, bringing computer science and software engineering classes to students in grades 6 through 12. In the first year, the core topics to be taught include computer programming, embedded electronics, web design and programming, e-textiles, robotics and mobile computing. The Pilot will also offer elective classes, including digital fabrication, 3-D printing and animation.
The Software Engineering Pilot will also provide teacher training for the instructors leading the classes. Schools will use rigorous academic curriculum and have access to technology resources to support program instruction. Participating high schools will also receive support in applying for New York State Education Department approval, which can award a Career and Technical Education endorsement to graduating students who complete the program.
The Software Engineering Pilot aligns to Common Core Learning Standards by developing students' higher order thinking skills through the incorporation of industry-informed learning experiences. By emphasizing the analysis of complex text and mathematical modeling, participating students will extend their preparation in English Language Arts & Literacy and Mathematics while leveraging cutting-edge technology and curricula to develop the academic and personal behaviors that are a benchmark of college and career readiness.
The program also builds on the Applied Sciences NYC initiative that the Bloomberg Administration launched to capitalize on the considerable growth in the city's science, technology and research fields. In the technology sector, employment in New York grew by nearly 30 percent between 2005 and 2010, with total employment now at nearly 120,000. The City has established three partnerships expected to create more than 48,000 jobs and 1,000 new companies and will be led by: Cornell and the Technion, which is developing a campus on Roosevelt Island; the NYU-led consortium, which will build the Center for Urban Science and Progress in Downtown Brooklyn; and Columbia University, which will establish the new Institute for Data Sciences and Engineering, to be located at Columbia's Morningside Heights and Washington Heights campuses.


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Enniskillen first town to hear of Armistice, crowd told
Piper Darren Robinson of Killadeas Pipe Band plays 'When the Battle's O'er' during a dawn Armistice Day ceremony at Enniskillen Castle in Co Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, on the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Armistice which marked the end of the First World War. A radio operator in Enniskillen received a message about the Armistice hours before many other parts of the UK.
Published: 10:47 Sunday 11 November 2018
Commemorations for the centenary of Armistice Day started in Co Fermanagh before dawn on Sunday, with the sound of a lone piper.
More than 100 people gathered in the dark at Enniskillen Castle at 6am to hear the piper play When The Battle's O'er, a traditional tune played after battle.
People attend a dawn Armistice Day ceremony at Enniskillen Castle in Co Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, on the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Armistice which marked the end of the First World War.
The Wilfred Owen poem Anthem For Doomed Youth was read before ministers from the four main churches in the town led prayers of reflection.
The Last Post was played on the bugle that sounded the charge of the 36th Ulster Division at the Battle of the Somme in 1916, before a two-minute silence was observed.
The Queen's representative, the Lord-Lieutenant for County Fermanagh, Viscount Brookborough gave the oration.
"All of our communities served willingly and suffered equally throughout the long years of that war and I am delighted to see so many people here this morning," he said.
Bugler Noel Trimble plays 'The Last Post' during a dawn Armistice Day ceremony at Enniskillen Castle in Co Fermanagh
"The Armistice was signed a few minutes after 5am on that 11th day, and we are in Enniskillen, the western most point of this celebration this year.
"Enniskillen was the first town to hear of the Armistice through a radio operator scanning the airwaves and he heard, in Morse code, the message which was transmitted in Paris and he translated it.
"So Enniskillen was that first town, some two-and-a-half hours before anyone else heard it."
Viscount Brookborough presented commemorative lanterns to the clergy representing the four churches.
Bugler Noel Trimble holds the bugle that sounded the charge of the 36th Ulster Division at the Battle of the Somme, ahead of a dawn Armistice Day ceremony at Enniskillen Castle
As he presented them, he said: "I ask you to take these lanterns back to your congregations as a symbol of the light of peace emerging from the darkness of war, and I ask that you join us again at 6pm this evening in St Michael's Church as we conclude our Great War commemorations by looking forward together towards a brighter future."
The event, which was organised by the Inniskillings Museum, concluded with an historical interpretation of the moment the message of the Armistice was received in Enniskillen in 1918.
Museum curator-manager Neil Armstrong described the event as an "evocative start to our community commemorations".
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At 10.50am, an act of remembrance will take place at the Cenotaph in Enniskillen, followed by a service at St Macartan's Cathedral.
There is an added poignancy to Remembrance Sunday in Enniskillen, where the event in 1987 was devastated by an IRA bomb close to the Cenotaph during the annual commemorations.
The atrocity killed 11 men and women. Another man died after spending 13 years in a coma from his injuries.
Another service will take place in the town on Sunday evening at St Michael's Church, before the Last Post is played at St Macartan's Cathedral.
At 7pm, the UK's most westerly beacon of light will be lit in the grounds of St Macartan's by Viscount Brookborough
The news of the Armistice reportedly broke in Enniskillen before London, Edinburgh, Manchester or Dublin on November 11 1918 thanks to the local wireless operator.
The message had been sent from Paris by the Armed Forces Commander in Chief, Marshal Ferdinand Foch, announcing the time for the cessation of hostilities.
It read: "Hostilities will cease on the whole front from November 11, at 11 o'clock.
"The Allied troops will not, until further orders, go beyond the line reached on that day and at that hour."
The local newspapers at the time reported that the news "spread like wildfire", and was accompanied by the firing of guns, the launch of rockets from the military barracks and the pealing of church bells.


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Watch Benedict Cumberbatch Crack the Alan Turing Code
By Katie Sola 2014-07-22 00:30:03 UTC
Cryptology rarely inspires blockbuster movies. But that's about to change this summer, when Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley star in The Imitation Game — a movie that covers British cryptologists' top-secret efforts to break the German Enigma cipher and defeat the Nazis during World War II.
Cumberbatch, better known as Sherlock, plays another genius who has a hard time fitting in — in this case pioneering computer scientist Alan Turing. Keira Knightley plays Joan Clarke, a member of his team at the famous Hut 8 in Bletchley Park.
See also: A Computer Passes the Turing Test — But Does It Matter?
Norwegian filmmaker Morten Tyldum directs the movie in his English-language debut. The British Film Institute announced Monday that The Imitation Game will open the London Film Festival in October.
Turing is best known for the Turing Test for artificial intelligence, as well as for his mistreatment at the hands of authorities who attempted to "cure" his homosexuality. But he also worked on building the Bombe machines that broke the supposedly unbreakable German Enigma encryption code, which allowed Allied forces to decipher intercepted military communications.
Once the Allies could read German troop and naval movements, they won several key battles and broke the German shipping blockade. Winston Churchill said Turing made the single biggest contribution to the Allies' victory in World War II, and military historians have estimated that he shortened the war by at least two years and saved thousands of lives.
Turing has been hailed as the father of computer science for proposing the famous 'Turing Test' to determine artificial intelligence and predicting the development of software. But after the war, Turing was prosecuted by the same government he'd helped save. He was convicted in 1952 for gross indecency after police discovered his homosexual relationship with a younger man.
He chose chemical castration over prison, and underwent a regimen of experimental hormone therapy that caused him to grow breast tissue. Two years later, Turing committed suicide by eating an cyanide-laced apple.
Turing remains something of a folk hero to modern techies as well as gay rights activists. In 2009 30,000 people signed a petition calling for an apology from the British government, prompting British Prime Minister Gordon Brown to issue a posthumous apology.
"I am pleased to have the chance to say how deeply sorry I and we all are for what happened to him," he wrote in the Daily Telegraph. Turing also received a royal pardon last year.
When it comes to this movie, however, Turing'sbiographer and niece have criticized what they call a romanticization of his life story.
The trailer does seem to draw a veil over Turing's homosexuality, with an allusion to 'secrets' and a suggestion that perhaps he's not attracted to Knightley's character Joan. In fact, he was briefly engaged to her, but the engagement ended amicably once he revealed the truth about his orientation.
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BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) is a major global health problem and drug resistance compromises the efforts to control this disease. Pyrazinamide (PZA) is an important drug used in both first and second line treatment regimes. However, its complete mechanism of action and resistance remains unclear. RESULTS: We genotyped and sequenced the complete genomes of 68 M. tuberculosis strains isolated from unrelated TB patients in Peru. No clustering pattern of the strains was verified based on spoligotyping. We analyzed the association between PZA resistance with non-synonymous mutations and specific genes. We found mutations in pncA and novel genes significantly associated with PZA resistance in strains without pncA mutations. These included genes related to transportation of metal ions, pH regulation and immune system evasion. CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest potential alternate mechanisms of PZA resistance that have not been found in other populations, supporting that the antibacterial activity of PZA may hit multiple targets.